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Jun 13, 2013 — Host Jessica Harris speaks with Daphne Koller, the founder of Coursera, an entrepreneurial company that offers free online courses. Harris also speaks with Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice, the founders of SoulCycle.
Jun 6, 2013 — Host Jessica Harris speaks with Neil Blumenthal, the co-founder of Warby Parker, a company that provides glasses to low-income people in more than 36 countries through non-profit partners like VisionSpring. Harris also speaks with Bertrund and Roy Sosa, founders of NetSpend.
May 31, 2013 — Host Jessica Harris speaks with Devi Shetty, a cardiac surgeon and founder of the Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in Bangalore, India. Through its scalable, low cost model, the hospital is able to treat patients who otherwise could not afford health care. Harris also speaks with Peter Manning, the founder of Peter Manning/Five.
May 24, 2013 — Host Jessica Harris speaks with Mick Mountz, founder of Kiva Systems, a mobile robotics company that automates the warehouse fulfillment process. Kiva robots deliver inventory shelves to stationary human operators who then pick and pack the product. Harris also speaks with Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal.
May 17, 2013 — Host Jessica Harris speaks with Jessica Rolph and Shazi Visram, co-founders of HappyBaby, an organic baby food company. Harris also speaks with Stephen McDonnell, founder of Applegate Farms, a natural meat company.
May 13, 2013 — Host Jessica Harris speaks with Rob Kalin, founder of Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade goods. The company has become a vehicle for more than one million artisans who sell their products—ranging from knit-wear to musical instruments to clocks. Harris also speaks with Alex Counts, founder of the Grameen Foundation.
Apr 26, 2013 — Gerald Chertavian, founder and CEO of Year Up, a one-year intensive education and training program for low-income young adults. Later we'll also hear from Michael and Rick Mast, founders of Mast Brothers.
Apr 19, 2013 — Jessica Harris will speak with Kevin Ryan, co-founder of Gilt Groupe, 10Gen and Business Insider. Later we will also hear from Fred Swaniker, co-founder of African Leadership.
Apr 12, 2013 — Jeffrey Hollender is the co-founder of Seventh Generation, a company that makes non-toxic household cleaning products.Bertrand and Roy Sosa are co-founders of NetSpend.
Apr 5, 2013 — Jessica Harris speaks with Neil Blumenthal, co-founder of Warby Parker, a low-cost eyeglass company with a buy one, give one business model. Later, we'll also hear from Israel Ganot, co-founder of Gazelle.
